Example sentences of "any [num] [noun sg] can be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most people are fascinated by the way words change their meanings and their form and spelling : your pupils may not know that the history of any one word can be a story in itself ( like the etymology of the word " history " ) . |
| 2 | The attraction of such displays is that multi — dimensional relationships between subjects may be shown since any one subject can be displayed in juxtaposition with several others . |
| 3 | The RAF 's aircraft replacement programmes tend to be more expensive than warship construction , but they have greater flexibility since the number of aircraft ordered in any one year can be varied without throwing the Air Department 's costings off balance . |
| 4 | When looked at in this distributed way , any one gene can be said to ‘ meet ’ another when they find themselves sharing a body . |
| 5 | By carefully assembling the pieces of evidence in this way , a picture of the technology in use at any one time can be built up . |
| 6 | But then , under the new rules , Messrs Smith , Marsh , Nearn et al will be no threat to the major players : only 500 low-volume type-approved cars to any one design can be made each year — a number of Marcoses , Westfields and Caterhams combined that 's less than a day 's output from Longbridge . |
| 7 | Of course , to keep the programming simple , a factor which many will see as a major advantage , there are limitations as to exactly how much any one effect can be adjusted . |
| 8 | It is thus wrong to assume that any one form can be ‘ more evolved ’ or ‘ better-adapted ’ than any other . |
| 9 | This means that any one section can be amended and reprinted easily . |